eCall Plugtests™

eCall is a European Commision initiative to save life and reduce the social burden of road accidents. eCall is an112 emergency call, triggered by the vehicle occupants or automatically, which transmits a minimum set of data (MSD) and establish a voice connection with a public safety answering point (PSAP).
See: http://icarsupport.eu/ecall/

Interoperability and eCall service harmonization are critical challenges to be taken into account for successful deployment and operation of the eCall service.
ERTICO and ETSI are joining effort to organize the first eCall Plugtests event at the innovITS ADVANCE testing facility,at Nuneaton, UK from the 22nd to the 24th May 2012.
This interoperability event will offer participants to check their implementation during test session in a dedicated GSM standalone network provided by InnovITS ADVANCE.
See: http://www.innovits.com/advance/about-innovits-advance.html